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OUT OF MANY, ONE

HISTORY OF CONGRESS
AND THE CAPITOL

Continuing Construction

“Corn Order,” by B. Henry Latrobe, 1809

“Corn Order,” by B. Henry Latrobe, 1809

 

“Corn Order," by B. Henry Latrobe, 1809

For a lobby near the Supreme Court Chamber, Latrobe designed column capitals with ears of corn—his first “Americanizing” of classical architecture.

Architect of the Capitol

 
History of Congress and the Capitol